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How smart is Fukuoka?
Fukuoka scores 5.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #378 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
5.7%
Rank
#378 / 385
Criteria present
4 / 86
Evidence coverage
7%
Fukuoka's smart city score by area
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 14 not assessed
Where Fukuoka is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Digital Government Services
Evidence highlights
Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3D digital twin / city model
Fukuoka City has 3D city model data developed under Project PLATEAU, which is a national project in Japan aimed at realizing urban digital twins for advanced urban planning, simulation, and analysis.
https://www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Fukuoka City's data is integrated into Project PLATEAU, a 3D urban spatial information platform where various urban activity data are integrated into the 3D city model to enable advanced urban planning, simulation, and analysis.
https://www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The '地方税お支払サイト' (Local Tax Payment Site) allows for online payment of local taxes in Japan, which would include Fukuoka.
https://www.payment.eltax.lta.go.jp/Innovation & Economic Development · Economic indicators open data
The Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan provides statistics by theme, including Population and Households, Labor and Wages, Business, Household, Economy, and other categories, which would encompass unemployment, GDP, and business data.
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/enAbout this assessment
Fukuoka was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.